The Boston Celtics emerged victorious over the New York Knicks, 115 to 109, in Game 3 of the 1972 Eastern Conference Finals on April 19, 1972.

1971-72 Boston Celtics

Final

NYK

Knicks

2-1

109

BOS

Celtics

1-2

115

Team

1

22

21

2

25

34

3

36

25

4

26

35

Total

109

115

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

38-89

46-90

Field Goal %

42.7

51.1

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

33-34

23-33

Free Throw %

97.1

69.7

Rebounds

43

51

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

21

30

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

25

24

Knicks

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Bradley	47	29	1	4			12-19		5-5		5				63.2		100.0
Walt Frazier	44	28	3	2			9-19		10-11		2				47.4		90.9
Jerry Lucas	44	14	11	5			4-11		6-6		4				36.4		100.0
Earl Monroe	35	17	6	1			6-17		5-5		4				35.3		100.0
Dave DeBusschere	34	12	12	6			5-11		2-2		5				45.5		100.0
Dean Meminger	16	5	4	0			1-5		3-3		1				20.0		100.0
Phil Jackson	16	4	5	2			1-4		2-2		2				25.0		100.0
Luther Rackley	3	0	1	1			0-3		0-0		1				0.0
Dick Barnett	1	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		1

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
John Havlicek	48	26	13	11			8-18		10-11		3				44.4		90.9
Dave Cowens	48	23	16	6			10-18		3-8		5				55.6		37.5

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jo Jo White	45	29	6	5			14-30		1-1		2				46.7		100.0
Don Nelson	37	18	6	5			7-9		4-6		3				77.8		66.7
Don Chaney	28	10	2	1			4-5		2-2		2				80.0		100.0
Tom Sanders	15	2	3	0			1-5		0-2		5				20.0		0.0
Steve Kuberski	11	4	3	0			1-3		2-2		1				33.3		100.0
Art Williams	8	3	2	2			1-2		1-1		3				50.0		100.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.6

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/23	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sat 5/25	BOS	@	IND	8:30 PM
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM
Wed 5/29	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 5/31	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-0

133

Final

128

IND

0-1

Tue 21 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.0

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Turner

Myles Turner

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.6

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.6

White

Derrick White

Playoff TS% Leaders

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

121.2

Celtics

119.4

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.8

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

107.7

Timberwolves

109.3

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

11.7

Timberwolves

8.4

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.6

Pacers

3.0

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

56-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

52-42-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/21	DAL	@	MIN	108-105
Mon 5/20	IND	@	BOS	128-133
Sat 5/18	IND	@	NYK	130-109
Sat 5/18	MIN	@	DEN	98-90
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/23	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 5/24	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Sat 5/25	BOS	@	IND	8:30 PM
Sun 5/26	MIN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM